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Really because I live near him and every one I know who has met him around town which is a lot of people all said he was nice and very laid back. I think he has just been doing barely anything with his time other than swim for so long he is dying to get away from it and start living so he comes off not great in interviews.

That said, when you consider that he's been lauded as the second coming of Mark Spitz since before he could shave, is it really that surprising? To me he always came off as an accidental asshole... Like, he's a jerk, but he doesn't even know it because no one has the balls to tell him.

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Re: OT - Michael Phelps Olympic mugshot

Originally Posted by pyite32

Really because I live near him and every one I know who has met him around town which is a lot of people all said he was nice and very laid back. I think he has just been doing barely anything with his time other than swim for so long he is dying to get away from it and start living so he comes off not great in interviews.

I've run into him and his crew in Fells quite often. Let me double down on those who say Phelps is a prick.

I won't name the bar, but he was in one of my favorite watering holes and was shit faced to the point he could not stand. He was cursing every bartender in the place because they cut him off. He said over and over again "Do you know who I am?" and "I will have you shut down".

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